Bachelor of Science in Nursing 2YA
VRTS111: VERITAS ET MISERICODIA 1
Coverage for Prelim:
• OLFU’s Vision, Mission, History and Core Values
• Life Cycle and Goal Settings
• Group Development
OLFU’s VISION, MISSION, HISTORY AND
CORE VALUES
The University Logo
- The University logo bears identifiable images which put into
visual symbols the institutional philosophy of Our Lady of
Fatima University.
- An academic shield forms the central image of the logo and is
adorned with two complementing banners possessing the name
of the University and the Latin words “veritas et misericordia”
which stands for the two principal virtues, truth and
compassion, that the institution believes in as it fulfills its
mission of “improving man as man.”
- A tall white cross divides the shield into four quadrants. The
white cross is the universal symbol for health that is the very
core of existence of the University since it started as a health
institution.
- The crusader’s cross reflects the forward-looking philosophy
of the men and women of the institution and their
unconditional dedication to pursue the envisioned aspirations
of the founders.
- The book and the laurel emphasize the fact that the University
is, first, a learning institution, the primary goal of which is to
usher men and women towards academic excellence. The
University recognizes its mission particularly those, which
pertain to the academic development of all the institutional
members.
- The open book instils the dynamism of life-long learning as an
essential virtue for enhancing the individual’s resistance
against the damaging effect of stagnation and mediocrity.
- The four white pillars stand for the four operational pillars
upon which the existence of the University is established:
Academic Excellence, Professional Competence,
Developmental Research, and Social Compassion.
- The roaring lion breathes life to the fortitude of conviction of
the dedicated men and women of the University in living a life
of truth and compassion.
- The stars, which proudly stand at the base of the shield,
represent the sixteen disciplines of the sciences and humanities
of Our Lady of Fatima University. They represent the sixteen
operational units at the time of conversion of the college to a
University namely: Fatima University Medical Center,
College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, Graduate School,
College of Nursing, College of Rehabilitation Medicine,
College of Arts and Sciences, College of Computer Studies,
College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, College of
Maritime Education, College of Criminology, College of
Education, the BS Pharmacy program, the BS Tourism
Program, the BS Nutrition and Dietetics Program, and the
Basic Education Department.
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Discussed by Prof. Percival Manuel
Vision
- To improve man as man by developing individuals through a
legacy of excellent education and compassionate value
formation.
Mission
- The noble dictum, “Improving Man as Man”, embodies the
existence of Fatima Medical Science Foundation, Inc. and Our
Lady of Fatima University as an educational institution
dedicated to the holistic formation of men and women imbued
with knowledge, skills, virtues and academic competence.
Objectives
To achieve this end, the University aims to:
• Commit itself to the service of society through quality
education;
• Develop the capabilities of individuals to maximize their
potentials;
• Nurture future professionals with the academic foundation,
virtues, and skills to become respected leaders and
productive members of society;
• Respond effectively to the changing needs and conditions
of the times through continuing professional education
and research;
• Inculcate social awareness through community outreach
programs;
• Imbue the faculty, staff, and students with a deep sense of
nationalism and pride in our Filipino heritage; and
• Uphold the virtues of truth, justice, integrity, compassion,
and faith in God.
Institutional Core Values
Through innovative learning strategies focused on strong and
updated academic foundation with enhanced industry skills
experience, a graduate of Our Lady of Fatima University is
expected to be an ACHIEVER. In the community and in the
workplace, an OLFU graduate will be known as a person who:
A - ASPIRES to do his best
C - is CREDIBLE yet COMPASSIONATE
H - is HARD-WORKING and HONORABLE
I - is an INSPIRATION to others
E - is EFFICIENTLY ENTREPRENEURIAL and
V - is VISIONARY
E - is ETHICAL and has EXCELLENT WORK HABITS
R - is RESPONSIBLE
OLFU History
• A HUMBLE BEGINNING. In 1967, Jose C. Olivares, a
Chemistry professor-entrepreneur and his son-in-law Dr.
Vicente M. Santos, a physician, founded Our Lady of Fatima
Hospital in Valenzuela, then still a municipality of Bulacan.
• The hospital immediately became the primary provider of
medical and health care services for the residents of
Valenzuela.
• Mr. Olivares, who was then a professor at the Ateneo de
Manila University, envisioned a dream for Fatima. He set his
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eyes in transforming the Our Lady of Fatima Hospital from a
general hospital to a medical complex that will be the training
ground for health care providers such as nurses and midwives.
• Thus, in 1973, the Our Lady of Fatima College of Nursing was
established, and in 1976, the first batch of Nursing graduates
garnered an unprecedented 100% passing average in the
Nursing Board examinations.
• In 1979, Dr. Vicente M. Santos, together with his wife Mrs.
Juliet Olivares Santos, pursued the vision of Mr. Olivares even
further by establishing the Fatima Medical Science Foundation,
Inc.- Fatima College of Medicine. Since then, Fatima College
of Medicine has made its mark in medical education by
producing holistically empowered graduates who are
consistent Medical Board topnotchers and highly respected
medical physicians.
• In the 1990’s, a more progressive and responsive perspective
was embodied by Fatima Medical Science Foundation, Inc.
and Our Lady of Fatima College. As a response to the
changing social and technological environment, the college
engaged in new academic programs particularly in technology,
maritime education, and business while at the same time
fortifying and improving its performance in the paramedical
courses, which Fatima is known for.
Early Recognition
• In its journey towards academic excellence, Our Lady of
Fatima College received official recognition by achieving
accredited status in its Nursing and Physical Therapy
programs from the Philippine Association of Colleges and
Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA).
• The Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and
Universities (ACSCU), another prestigious accrediting body,
would eventually give its mark of excellence to the
Graduate School programs in MA in Nursing, MA in
Educational Management, MA in Teaching, Master in
Public Administration, Master in Business Administration,
together with the undergraduate programs in Psychology and
Biology. Fatima Medical Science Foundation- Fatima College
of Medicine was also accredited by the Association of
Philippine Medical Colleges, the New York State Board of
Education, and the Illinois State Board of Education
• The College of Maritime Education, in turn, was ISO certified
9002:1994 and included in the Commission on Higher
Education’s White List (in 1998) as a qualified provider of
maritime education.
Early Expansion: Quezon City Campus
• The next five years further saw a dramatic increase in
infrastructure development. Modern buildings were
established in Valenzuela City, and in 1996, OLFU made its
presenceknown in Fairview, Quezon City with its new campus
overlooking the La Mesa reservoir.
• New curricular programs were offered, namely: Education,
Tourism, Business Administration, Computer Science,
Information Technology, Nursing, Pharmacy, Medical
Technology, Psychology and Biology.
• In addition, Basic Education (Elementary and High School)
was also offered and housed in an imposing four-storey
building. Two other school buildings were constructed to
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accommodate the growing student population in the Hilltop
site, an affirmation of Fatima’s acceptance by the people of
Quezon City.
• In time, two more buildings were constructed along
Regalado Avenue in Quezon City which houses the Physical
Therapy rehabilitation center, the nursing Laboratories and the
medical technology laboratories.
Becoming a university
• The transformation of the college and its conversion to a
university in December 2002 was indeed a long-awaited
fulfillment of the pioneering dream of the founders of this
institution.
• The installation of Dr. Vicente M. Santos, as the First
University President was a fitting tribute to a quiet and
simple man whose empowering commitment and devotion to
Our Lady of Fatima College inspired and propelled the men
and women of the college to move from its humble beginning
to its special niche as a premiere educational institution.
• Indeed, through the years, Our Lady of Fatima University has
embraced the basic educational philosophy of “improving man
as a man” and emulated the virtues of “veritas et
miserecordia” (truth and compassion) in upholding the
tradition of academic excellence.
• With the death of Dr. Vicente M. Santos in 2003, Dr. Juliet O.
Santos became the second President of the university. Through
her unique hands-on leadership, she steered the university to
new heights.
Becoming Deregulated
• Less than a year after becoming a university, the Commission
on Higher Education (CHED), recognizing the “enormous
contribution of the Our Lady of Fatima University in the
growth and prominenceof tertiary education in the country
and the Asia-Pacific and its commitment through quality
education, research and extension work” granted
DEREGULATED STATUS to Our Lady of Fatima University
through CHED ResolutionNo. 393-2003 dated October 27,
2003.
• In 2008, Dr. Caroline Marian Santos Enriquez became the
third University President upon the death of Dr. Juliet Santos.
She continued to build on the work of her predecessors which
resulted to more achievements and recognitions for the
university.
Continuous Expansion: Antipolo Campus
• OLFU’s expansion continued onwards with another campus
site being established in 2008 in Antipolo, the pilgrimage
capital of the Philippines.
• Thus, OLFU Antipolo was launched and just like in Quezon
City, the people of Antipolo and nearby towns of Rizal
acknowledged the coming of OLFU as a major provider of
quality education.
• Presently the Antipolo campus now has expanded to four
modern buildings built in its sprawling campus
overlooking the Metro Manila skyline. COD AND
IQUAME. The strong demand for nurses abroad
required strengthening the nursing curriculum by infusing the
program with state-of-the-art nursing virtual laboratories and
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simulators first seen in Philippine medical education in a wide-
scale mock-hospital setting.
• These cutting edge technology-driven learning tools offered a
wide range of patient scenarios where students can perform an
array of diverse nursing procedures. This paved the way for
OLFU’s College of Nursing to be designated by CHED as a
CENTER OF DEVELOPMENT in late 2008.
• In addition to this, in the later part of 2015, CHED recognized
the BS in Hotel and Restaurant Management program of the
Valenzuela City Campus as CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
while the BS in Pharmacy program of the same campus
was named as a CENTER OF DEVELOPMENT.
• With the prestige and recognition it has accumulated through
voluntary accreditation of its programs within the framework
of the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines,
the Our Lady of Fatima University in 2008, voluntarily
subjected itself to CHED’s Institutional Quality Assurance
Through Monitoring and Evaluation (IQuAME) resulting to,
in early2009, being placed in CATEGORY A(t) as a mature
teaching university.
Becoming Autonomous
• Cognizant of OLFU’s tradition of integrity and untarnished
reputation and “in recognition of the accomplishments,
adherence to quality assurance as a higher education provider,
the Commission on Higher Education through CEB
Resolution No. 076-2009 granted AUTONOMOUS STATUS
to the Our Lady of Fatima University for a period of 5 years
from March 11, 2009 to March 30, 2014.” And just recently,
the University was granted a fresh three-year
AUTONOMOUS STATUS by the Commission on Higher
Education (through CMO No. 20, S. 2016), effective April 1,
2016 to May 31, 2019.
ISO Certification
• In 2010, the Quality Management System of four colleges,
namely, Maritime Education, Dental Medicine, Medical
Laboratory Sciences and College of Hospitality and
Institutional Management were certified to the ISO 9001:2008
standard, and in June 2012, the university-wide ISO
implementation was put into place to increase customer
satisfaction, improve product quality, and achieve
international quality recognition. By October 2012, OLFU was
awarded the prestigious ISO 9001:2008 Management
Systems certification by the AJA Registrars.
• Most recently, the ISO certification, due to having expanded
its scope, was also applied to include the Quezon City and
Antipolo City campuses. This was again an affirmation that
the quality of the university’s processes and standards are at
par with international management systems.
• Thus, Our Lady of Fatima University is the first private higher
education institution in the CAMANAVA area (Caloocan-
Malabon-Navotas-Valenzuela) to have earned the distinction
as an Autonomous University, recognized as a mature
Teaching institution by CHED (IQuAME Category A(t) as
well as having been ISO 9001: 2008 certified university-wide.
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OLFU’s 4th Campus: Pampanga
- The accomplishments in Valenzuela, Quezon City and
Antipolo City have to be stretched further to the north. The
people of Pampanga were a witness to this expansion last June
2013.
- With modern buildings in place right in the heart of the City of
San Fernando, furnished with all the necessary learning
resources and equipment, OLFU-Pampanga will undoubtedly
become a major player in the Central Luzon educational
landscape
OLFU: An OBE University
• In compliance to the directive of the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) to establish an OUTCOMES-BASED
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM in all higher educational
institutions (HEIs), OLFU did a paradigm shift and became an
OBE university last June 2013. Outcomes-based education is a
student-centered learning philosophy that focuses on
empirically measuring student performance, which is
called outcomes. OBE requires that students demonstrate
that they have learned the required skills and content.
• Thus, OBE is “building learner competencies and learning
new skills that would enable individuals to cope with the
demands of a rapidly changing workplace and a
complex,interdependent world”.
OLFU’s 4th Campus: Cabanatuan
• Our Lady of Fatima University now manages and operates the
Nueva Ecija Doctors’ College, Inc. (NEDCI) located in
Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija effective
November 9, 2015, making it OLFU’s fifth campus. Although
NEDCI is currently offering four (4) college programs
(namely, Pharmacy, Medical Technology, Tourism and Hotel
and Restaurant Management), several distinct programs are
currently being lined up to compliment the mission of the
university.
OLFU AND SHS
• OLFU has put in place all mechanisms for the opening of
Senior High School (SHS) this 2016. The OLFU SHS offers
Academic Strands in ABM (Accounting, Business and
Management), STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics), HUMSS (Humanities and Social Sciences) and
GAS (General Academic).
• OLFU SHS is aligned with DEPED’s prescribed curriculum
which is composed of core subjects (subjects common to all
strands which have the same content and the same
competencies), contextualized subjects (same competencies
but different content depending on the strand) and specialized
subjects (subjects with different contents and different
competencies and will prepare students for the collegiate
program they intend to proceed).
• Furthermore, OLFU SHS has already established MOAs with
numerous academic partners, industries and companies to
provide the venue for the immersion component of SHS Grade
12 where the students will do actual work outside of the
campus.
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University of First Choice
• All of these achievements undeniably validated the Our Lady
of Fatima University’s status as a university of first choice
offering programs which have been given a mark of excellence
by recognized professional bodies and agencies both local and
international
LIFE CYCLE AND GOAL SETTING
- Human life cycle is complex.
- A human being starts a process of change that continues
throughout life.
- He/she is from a single cell to a person who develops and
moves through an ever-changing world and follows a unique
trajectory.
- He/she is defined by family, socioeconomic status and
neighborhood, culture, religion and other institutions.
- To understand one’s life cycle, there should be an
understanding of life stages and significant events in each
phase.
- Each person has an individual path to follow and different
goals.
- Goals are part of life - the way someone needs to accomplish
at work, the way an individual utilizes extra time.
- Everything comes down to needs, and a person might want to
achieve in each viewpoint – whether he/she settle on a
cognizant decision or runs with intuitive inclinations.
Life cycle
- Defined as the series of stages in form and functional activity
through which an organism passes between successive
recurrences of specified primary stage.
- Human life cycle starts with fertilization.
- Life stages such as infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood,
and late adulthood are developmental phases.
- Each with its own biological, psychological, and psychosocial
char­acteristics, through which individuals pass over the
course of their lives.
- All indi­viduals pass through major life cycle transitions such
as entering school, dealing with friends, getting married,
looking for a job, enter the adult world, or taking care for the
elderly.
- These typical periods of development are influenced by
heredity, environment and maturation.
Goal Setting Theory
- Goal setting is crucial for one’s success.
- Goal setting is a powerful way of motivating people and
motivating oneself.
- Dr. Edwin Locke pioneered research in the 1960s’ about
setting goals. This theory was more known to work in
industrial setting.
- Goal setting theory utilizes the SMART goals setting in which
the goals are expected to be Specific, Measurable, Attainable,
Relevant, and Timely (SMART).
A Theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance
- After several years, Dr. Locke and Dr. Gary Latham
collaborated to a seminal work.
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- The theory states that there is a relationship between how
difficult and specific a goal was and the people’s performance
task.
- It was found out that difficult, yet specific goals led to better
task performance than easy yet vague goals.
- Those people who have specific goals perform better than
those without specific goals.
- For example, words of motivation such as “I will pass the
exam” or “You can do it” are less effective than “I will have
90% of my sales target by next month”. A goal that is clear,
challenging, committed and well evaluated is better.
Five Principles of Goal Setting
1) Clarity – Clear, measurable and unambiguous (specific) goals.
2) Challenge –Set a level of challenge to beat yourself with.
3) Commitment – The harder the goal, the more commitment is
required.
4) Feedback – Listen to feedback from people to provide
opportunities to clarify expectations, adjust goal difficulty and
gain recognition.
5) Task Complexity – The more complicated and demanding the
role would give elevated level of motivation to a person.
Goal setting theory
- Use when setting goals for yourself or your team.
- Research shows that the right goals can increase motivation
and productivity.
- When you set challenging goals, and receive regular feedback
on your progress, then your productivity and motivation will
increase.
- Applies in both high and low complexity jobs.
- The research also showed how not to set goals. – vague goals
failed to increase motivation.
- Why goal setting increases productivity?
• Goals keep you focused on what’s important.
• Goals make you more persistent.
• Goals help you to rise to the challenge.
5 principles of Goal Setting
1. Clarity
- To be motivating goals. Need to be clear. When a goal is
clear. It's easy to understand exactly what you need to
achieve.
- How to set clear goals:
• Use SMART goals
• Understand how you will know you’ve hit your goal.
• Use a metric to track progress.
2. Challenge
- To be motivating goals need to be challenging but not too
challenging.
- To motivate you a goal must hit the sweet spot between
challenging you but not over challenging you.
• Too easy: increase customer satisfaction from the
present benchmark.
• Too challenging increase by 700%
• Just right: increase by 10%
- How to set challenging goals:
• Be honest
• Use scenario planning
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3. Commitment their own regulating their behavior atleast in matter of

- If you're setting goals for others, you need to ensure that
they are brought into those goals.
- No commitment: you dictate targets to your team.
- Commitment: you determine the targets together.
- How to gain commitment:
• Agree targets are realistic and sensible.
• Ensure rewards are wanted
• Use visualization
4. Feedback
- For a goal to motivate you as you work towards it, you
must receive feedback.
- For feedback to be effective:
• There must be a goal
• It must be received/given regularly.
• Both positive and negative feedback should be
welcome.
- Good: set team members goals and check-in weekly.
- Bad: set team members goals and review at annual
performance view.
- How to give and received feedback:
• Weekly check-in
• Use and app (strides) or a spreadsheet to track
progress.
5. Task complexity
- In order to be motivating a task must not be too complex.
- Highly complicated goals can be overwhelming and
demotivating.
- Good target setting: break down complex task into sub-
targets.
- Bad target setting: set a complicated target and expect
your team member to “get on with it”.
- How to handle complex goals:
• Break complicated tasks down into sub-targets.
• If you overwhelmed by a target, it may be too
complex
GROUP DEVELOPMENT
- People form groups for different reasons.
- They have constant need for belongingness and satisfaction
that can be fulfilled by group membership.
- Involvement in a group can satisfy a variety of needs such as
companionship, survival and security, affiliation and status,
power, control and achievement.
- Groups can vary in numbers, communication styles, interest
and structure.
- Groups can be formal or informal.
- When a person was born there is a social organization wherein
the person interacts and we call that primary unit is the family.
- As the person develops, there is a constant need to interact
with others leading to formation of secondary groups whether
in the community, school or at work.
consequence to the group.”
- According to Gordon (2001), a collection of people is called
group. A group has its set of characteristics:
a) The members of the group must see themselves as a unit.
b) The group must provide rewards to its members.
c) Anything that happens to one member of the group affects
every other member.
d) The members of the group must share a common goal.
Kurt Lewin’s Individual Change Process
Kurt Lewin coined the term “group dynamics” and his model of
individual change, which served as the basis of many models of
group development.
Unfreezing
- This first stage of change involves reducing the forces that are
striving to maintain the status quo and dismantling the current
mindset.
- For instance, presenting a provocative problem or event to get
people to recognize the need for change and to search for new
solutions.
Transition
- The second stage which involves development of new
behaviors, values and attitudes, structure and process changes
and development techniques.
Freeze
- The final stage of crystallizing and the adaptation of
ownership as the new ‘as is”.
- The Organization may revert to former ways of doing things at
this point unless changes are reinforced through freezing.
Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development
Tuckman draw on the movement known as group dynamics, which
is concerned with why groups behave in particular ways develop in
for phases namely forming, storming, norming, performing and
adjourning. The fifth and final stage adjourning was added in
1977 by Tuckman and Jensen.
a) Forming – The first stage of the team process, in which team
members “feel out” the team concept and attempt to make a
positive impression.
b) Storming – The second stage in group formation in which
group members disagree and resist their team roles.
c) Norming – The third stage of the team process, in which teams
establish roles and determine policies and procedures.
d) Performing – The fourth stage of the team process, in which
teams work toward accomplishing their goals.
e) Adjourning – The final stage of team process, in which the
group wraps up its work and then dissolves.
Forming Storming Norming Performing
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degree at the time and who possess a set of value or norms of
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